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Today is day 35 of Dukan Diet.
I decided to let my daughter snap a few pics of me today to give myself some encouragement. I can fit in a size 10, no .. not well but I can squeeze them on..haha . I will have to work harder to get into them comfortably :D. Today is a protein day. I will have turkey and maybe some chicken. I hadn't lost any weight this morning .. :( but I knew this would slow down..
I am battling a bit of a cold. I have worked very hard this week and it's a rainy day, so all I want to do is lay around in my sweat pants and veg out on the couch. I just might do that.
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                                                  This was day 1: January 1, 2012

                                                   


                                                   

This is today Day 35: February 4, 2012





Today's weight: 166.2 lbs


Total weight down: -24.4 lbs

Quick update

Day 32:

Still following Dukan Plan to a "T". Drinking my water. Busy as ever. My back has been hurting very badly daily (broke it in a wreck back in the 90's) this has been a struggle with walking. I have still done it daily and for the time I am supposed to but every step, my feet feel GREAT, but every step is pretty agonizing with the back. I have found if I put pressure on the place it hurts, that it hurts less, so I look like a weirdo (could care less) with a scarf tied on me in such a way to apply pressure on that area. ANYWHO. Point being .. I am still working hard.
I am drinking my water.
People ask me a lot why I cook so many yummy things while I am dieting. I have found that smelling some delicious food is gratification enough, also to see my family thoroughly enjoying it makes me smile :D and happy.
I wore a size 11 junior jeans yesterday and while I am quite sure they were stretched out due to age and use, I fit in them comfortably.. actually had to pull them up a few times :-O

So what we all want to know.. WEIGHT

Weight Today: 168.8 lbs                              Total Weight down: -21.8 lbs

Busy Bee

Day 28:

I had all intention on blogging yesterday, however, I sat down on the couch for the first time last night at 11pm. Ok, so I laid down.. but anywho.. you catch my drift.
I am also very busy this morning. Hubby has all the kiddos out at the park and I am attempting to clean and do laundry.
I have done well with my eating, however yesterday I only drank 2 liters of water :-O . I also did not walk yesterday ,per say, but I did grocery and necessity shop for 7 people, for two weeks, with a baby and stopped at 5 stores.. I am SURE I got a workout in that, my Durango was packed! My back was hurting VERY badly last night, so I didn't even try to do the walk.
Now that I have tattled on myself. .. my weight..

Today's weight: 171.8 lbs                        Total weight down: -18.8 lbs

Now back to cleaning. Have a happy Saturday ya'll :D

Almost a month!

Day 24:

Protein + Veggie day .. YAY!! My favorite days :D

The past few days have been extremely busy, which is not much new. We are walking around 8 o'clock at night which is very late for us, we are usually in bed by 8 or 9. We walk down a dirt path with surrounding woods and I am convinced a bear, deer, raccoon, opossum  or stray dog will try to take a chomp outta me one of these days..haha.

Yesterday I gave the kiddos (all 4 of them) a cooking lesson :) They made peanut butter rice krispie treats topped with a layer of milk chocolate. There was absolutely nothing about them that I could have, however the children had a great time. If you ask my 5 year old son how to make them.. he can tell you... which means too me, mission completed :D

They were so proud and they said they were delicious! My sweet little girl does not like to get her fingers messy so she ate hers with a fork.

Oh man. Yesterday I got up and made my cocoa muffins only to realize when I sat down to eat a warm one that I had forgotten to put the Splenda in.. this is a terrible mistake, so gross. Threw them away immediately.
Let's rethink breakfast.. I love the SF lemon jello w/ NF Plain Greek yogurt.. yup let's do that + the oat bran.. kinda reminded me of pie with the oat bran in it. Was very pleased with it.
Today I made my pumpkin muffins, didn't forget anything... Delish!

I've been mainly eating boneless, skinless chicken breast and very lean ground beef. This seems to be the cheapest route for me.

I took a picture Sunday 1-22-12 for a quick pic to see if I could see a difference in my body.

I don't see what I wish I saw, but it's a process....

Today's weight: 173.2  lbs                            Total weight down: -17.4 lbs

Best Dessert so far!

Day 21:

Today it has been very rainy. Walked anyway in the rain. Water intake has been slow..but I'm still working on it. I am thinking of getting some ankle weights .. not for every day but for the days where I just feel like running because I have so much energy.. (that was NOT the case today, BUT still I have more energy every day than I had before I started the diet)

Breakfast: cocoa oat muffins, I added cinnamon to the recipe and liked it.. it added another little "note" to it.

Lunch: boneless skinless chicken breast

Supper: very lean ground turkey with onions

I wanted dessert so I went looking. Here we go Dukanistas.. 3 TBS. NF Plain Greek yogurt + (to your taste) SF lemon jello mix. I used almost a half a box. Mix thoroughly. This was tart and sweet and creamy.. perfectly perfect to me :D Even if your not on Dukan you could enjoy this "guilt free" dessert. Enjoy!

Or you can always just have a "stick" of pie :D

Again.. have any questions .. just ask. I'll answer to the best of my ability and usually I am more honest than people want me to be..haha.

Todays Weight: 174.6 lbs.               Total Weight Down: -16 lbs.

Do I measure up?

Day 19:

Today I want pizza. BOOO.. I can't have it. Well, I can.. but I choose to lose the weight and inches.. so for now.. I restrain myself. (There is some in the fridge too!)

I am walking every day, 30 mins a day and my feet and heels were hurting..also when I went to bed my right knee was having sharp shooting pains..so I decided I would get me some good walking shoes. Brian Johnson suggested I go to Omega Sports. He was right! Great customer service, knowledge and was in and out in 20 minutes :D That is my kinda shopping! (I hate it.. other than Bed, Bath and Beyond..I could live in there)

I haven't been very creative with my food.. mostly because I still haven't found my rhythm.. don't get me wrong.. this has been fairly easy. There is mostly a clear understanding of what I can and can't have.. I just haven't found my groove. If I was rich this would be way easier..haha. I have found that I still lose pretty consistently whether I drink 4 or 6 liters a day. I shoot for 6 a day..but don't get upset if I get at least 4, which I have been able to do daily, relatively easily. I am very restrictive on my sodium intake.  I see "Dukan" recipes that I won't try because of the sodium content I feel is too high.

I am planning out my first "celebration" meal. Yes, that is how much I am looking forward to it, and yes.. it is a LONG way off. I have mixed emotions over whether or not I would want it to be the most delicious meal ever or disgusting. If it is disgusting I wouldn't worry so much about gaining the weight back and the retraining would have worked... oh well.. these are just the ramblings of my mind.

On with it then. BTW, still feel free to ask any questions anytime.. or suggest things .. I'm open :D

Weight Today: 175.4 lbs.                                              Total weight Down: -15.2 lbs
Measurements Today:         (Total " Down)                   Total Inches Down: -14"
Smallest Chest:     38"          (-3")
Largest  Chest:     43.5"        (-1")
Waist:                  42.25"      (-2")                                
Hips:                    43.25"      (-2.75")
Upper Thigh:        25"           (-1.5")
Middle Thigh:       20.5"        (-1.5")
Upper Arms:        13"           (-.75")
Lower Arms:        8.75"        (-.5")

Fat Knee :) :         16"           (-1")

Still Going...

Today is day 16.  Pure Protein + Veggie day :D

I haven't blogged as much lately, mostly due to the fact that I stay very busy with my family which consist of a wonderful hubby, 3 girls and one boy. Not to mention the dog, chickens, duck, and turtle. I also keep my sweet baby niece during the week.

Quick update.. I have stayed on track, my water intake has fluctuated between 4-6 liters a day. My weight is still moving down. I have walked every day with the exception of 1 so I walked a total of 1 hour the following day to keep myself on track. I get asked a lot of questions about my diet from people who read this blog. I have found it is not the easiest to explain. I seem to forget a lot of information when I am telling them and have to back track..which I'm sure is not the best way to explain things.

I still keep challenging myself. I am baking tons of sweets and my biggest weaknesses... I'm not sure why I choose to do this. I have started adding more healthy ingredients to my family's diet ..for instance.. Saturday I made them pancakes, but instead of just making pancakes.. I made them with pumpkin, added splenda instead of sugar, added oat bran, and wheat germ, and of course ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla.. used Lite syrup instead of regular. They loved them :D I love cooking for and feeding my family.. I enjoy it even more when I know they are getting more healthy options in their tummys.

Something I really enjoy from these changes is my walks with my hubby. We truly have a great relationship, however, we use these walks to just connect and talk. The benefit to talking on the walk is we are both alert and focused. A lot of times as married couples you talk at night when you go to bed.. well, for us.. this was difficult.. my hubby gets up very early in the morning so he usually has to go to bed before I do, so if there is any talking that needs to be done.. well poor fella' is usually sleep talking at that point. I don't like to disrupt his sleep either...so I tended to just not talk about things that needed discussing. This has been a wonderful way for us to find this time.

Today's weight: 177.4 lbs                            Total weight down: -13.2 lbs